Karson Surname

230,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Karson Surname Definition:

(Swedish) The son of Karl (man).

Karson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8681:417,57936,242
Turkey3191:243,95417,038
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Liberia441:100,1947,994
Canada441:837,40065,151
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
France91:7,380,302306,885
England81:6,964,757184,742
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belize11:355,4743,977
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

The alternate forms: Karsoń (1) are calculated separately.

Karson (1,096) may also be a first name.

Karson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) The son of Karl (man).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Karson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Karson Come From? nationality or country of origin

Karson (Hindi: कारसन, Marathi: करसन, Russian: Карсон) occurs most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms: Karsoń. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 230,517th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,152,448 people. The surname Karson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Karson reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 241,052nd most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,096 people.

Karson is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 868 people, or 1 in 417,579. In The United States Karson is primarily concentrated in: California, where 14 percent live, Illinois, where 12 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States Karson is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 18 percent live and Egypt, where 14 percent live.

Karson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Karson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Karson last name increased 1,523 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karson surname are 12.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.49% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Karson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 117.7% more than the national average, earning R 517,344 per year; in United States they earn 11.87% more than the national average, earning $48,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.98% less than the national average, earning $48,698 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karsoń941/
Kearson92247/
Karsoon92127/
Kaurson9269/
Kharson9240/
Karrson9228/
Kairson9218/
Karshon9214/
Karsoun9212/
Karhson928/
Karsson927/
Karsone922/
Karsoen921/
Karszon921/
Karzson921/
Karsoune862/
Kearsong861/
Carson83109,276/
Karsan832,728/
Karzon831,212/
Korson83891/
Karsen83633/
Karsun83280/
Karjon8324/
Karcon832/
Karsán832/
Kharshong80160/
Karsonova8085/
Kharsan772,418/
Karssen771,058/
Karzoun77382/
Karshan77352/
Kharsun77267/
Karsian77135/
Carsone7791/
Karsien7775/
Karjohn7750/
Korszon7739/
Karszen7732/
Karzone7732/
Hkarsan7726/
Karzohn7721/
Carrson7712/
Karsane7711/
Carsson7710/
Kourson777/
Kaarsen777/
Korsoun776/
Karshun775/
Karsann775/
Karzoon775/
Ccarson774/
Carsosn774/
Cearson774/
Carshon774/
Carsonn773/
Korshon772/
Caarson772/
Casrson772/
Keirson771/
Karsahn771/
Karhsan771/
Carszon771/
Carsion771/
Karrsen771/
Kársson771/
Gkarsen771/
Karzuon771/
Carsont771/
Cairson771/
Karsung771/
Caurson770/
Kearsen770/
Korsoen770/
Carsond770/
Karshonova751/
Kharsane71145/
Kharshan71107/
Kharsand7160/
Kharsian717/
Kharshom714/
Kharsung713/
Karssane713/
Korsound712/
Quharson711/
Carssonn711/
Chearson711/
Kharsund711/
Khorsond711/
Khourson711/
D'Carson711/
Carsione711/
Karsasen711/
Korssjon711/
Korsun6711,580/
Corson679,179/
Carzon671,319/
Korsen67601/
Karsanova67565/
Korsan67521/
Korzon67386/
Karzan67327/
Carsan67311/
Karjan67303/
Karjun67303/
Carsen67277/
Karcan67193/
Karsenova6749/
Korsén6733/
Korsougne6726/
Karsunova6725/
Karzun6725/
Karcun6723/
Kharshoum6722/
Carcon6717/
Carsun6711/
Korsonova6711/
Carjon6710/
Karzonova678/
Carsom678/
Carsén675/
Karzhasin674/
Carxon673/
Kharchone672/
Kaurjosen671/
Khayrsang671/
Korsèn671/
Carsán671/
Qarsan671/
Karchoune671/
Qarsom671/
Karcen671/
Kharzshan671/

Karson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karson in the Hindi language
कारसनkarasana-
Karson in the Marathi language
करसनkarasana83.33
करसोनkarasona8.33
िकशोरikasora8.33
Karson in the Russian language
Карсонkarson-

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